The Vegas Outfits — 2009 Edition
Tuesday, Jan 13 2009

I’m going to Vegas this weekend with some of my best friends — Lisa, Beth, Alexa (and Grant) and Jen. I’m talking to some of my contacts, putting together plans and it sounds like it’s going to be AMAZING!!! I don’t want to share anything yet, in case something goes wrong, but…it’s going to be amazing. It SHOULD be amazing.

Lisa and I have started a tradition of posting our outfits online before we go. Here are this year’s options:

(Oh, and just so you know, I do not own a full-length mirror, and this is me standing on my toilet, facing my bathroom mirror.)

(And I am wearing Spanx.)

(Or sucking it in. A LOT.)

Dress: Bebe

This is the dress I wore on my birthday and New Year’s Eve this year, but I’ve never worn it in Vegas. Such a sexy dress! I’m pretty sure I’ll be wearing this to Tao on Thursday.

Dress: Nicole Miller via RueLaLa.com

I love this dress, RueLaLa is amazing, and even though it’s a size too small, I’m looking forward to wearing it in Vegas, even though it’s a tad formal.

Dress: Roberto Cavalli via eBay

Ah, yes. My beloved Cavalli. Earlier this week, I was thinking that I’ve overdone it for this dress — I wore it on my other birthday celebration, and I wore it at Tao last time — but you know what? It’s Vegas! It’s by my favorite designer! A similar one is on the cover of the Mamma Mia DVD! As long as I don’t wear it to Tao, which I won’t, it’ll be great.

Top: Express. Shorts: Express.

Now, I know it’s winter…but Vegas is the only place where I’ve worn my bright red satin shorts. Not crazy about this combination, though. The top would look better with my short black skirt.

Top: Express. Skirt: Local designer via the Garment District in Cambridge.

I like this combination a lot — I wore the top in Vegas on Chippendales night (though it was FREEZING in there!) and a girl wore a similar outfit at Tao. Not sure about the skirt — it might be better with the plain black American Apparel miniskirt.

Top: Express. Camisole: Express. Skirt: American Apparel.

Yeah, not crazy about this (though the shirt needs to be ironed). I wore this shirt with my red shorts to Pure last time in Vegas, and it ended up looking a little bit ridiculous afterwards. I didn’t quite pull it off.

Top: Wet Seal (Seriously). Skirt: American Apparel.

Now, this I like! It’s so odd — this was a $20.00 shirt and everyone always asks me where I got it. I think this would look better with a longer skirt, and that’s perfect, because I have a black American Apparel pencil skirt! (It’s in the dryer at the moment, so that’s why I’m not modeling it.)

Top: Express. Skirt: American Apparel. Leggings: Target (word!).

Whoa. Way too aerobics instructory.

Ugh, I still don’t know!!!! We’ll be going out four different nights. What do you think?

Like this:

Related

2 Responses to The Vegas Outfits — 2009 Edition

Okay, first: I’m commenting here because someone on Ravelry, a social networking site for knitters, linked to your grammar blog, The Grammar Vandal. (And a fashion question! Who could resist?)

I love both of the black dresses, the leopard-print top, and the Wet Seal top (that’s priceless, you know? Wet Seal….) I think the skirt you’re wearing with the halter top would go extremely well with that fabulous top from WS–very kimono-esque on top, and below, very sleek and satiny–though I might also suggest an A-line skirt with it. ::tilts head consideringly:: Well, perhaps the pencil skirt you mention…..

With the leopard-print, I think I’d recommend anything BUT the red satin shorts–not that they’re declasse or anything; I just don’t like the combination. Purely a personal preference. I think the skirt that you’re wearing with the halter top would also work well with the leopard-print, plus it might also work with the unseen pencil skirt.

Oh, and that dress! Decidedly over the top, but I rather like it. And you *need* a spare outfit, right? Just in case you decide you don’t want to wear whatever you had planned at the last second? 😉